Winners of Third Annual Alumni Participation Challenge Announced
7/12/2018 9:35:00 AM | Baseball, Equestrian, Field Hockey, Football, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Ice Hockey, Men's Lacrosse, Men's Soccer, Men's Squash, Men's Swimming & Diving, Men's Tennis, Men's Track & Field, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Ice Hockey, Women's Lacrosse, Women's Rowing, Women's Rugby, Women's Soccer, Women's Squash, Women's Swimming & Diving, Women's Tennis, Women's Track & Field, Women's Volleyball, Sailing - Open & Women's, Skiing, Athletics, Men's Heavyweight Rowing, Men's Lightweight Rowing
HANOVER, N.H. – The 3rd annual Varsity Alumni Participation Challenge came to a close on June 30, and we have the final results. This year's winners are football, skiing, sailing and volleyball. Each program will receive an additional $5,000 for their Friends Groups.
We had tight races across the four groupings. Skiing swooshed past soccer and hockey by just 11 donors in Group B, and with an amazing rally from last place in late May, volleyball held off golf by only 10 donors in Group D. In Group C, sailing took the helm from tennis in mid-June and never looked back, eventually sailing to victory by 42 donors.
Challenge Stats:
- 14 of the 19 Friends groups increased alumni participation from last year
- Volleyball led all teams with 41% alumnae participation
- Soccer enjoyed the largest increase, jumping from 20% participation last year to 30% participation this year
- 53% of alumni increased their gift from last year
- Overall alumni participation was over 25%, a new record for varsity alumni
Thank you to the more than 4,800 alumni who participated in the challenge. We had a record-breaking year across many of our Friends Groups, and it would not have been possible without loyal and passionate alumni support.
